NYS Coyote Hunters

AJ,

Nope.....can't honestly say I have. Mostly my home turf, Livingston, Allegheny, Genesee and up north in Oswego, Jefferson, and a couple of times way back in St. Lawrence Co. with my dad.

My partner and I have permission on several thousand acres of untouched property to hunt right here in Wyoming Co. so we try and work our neighborhood, so to speak. After checking other area's out, some a little better, but most not so, we find that we're pretty good to go as far as coyote sign.
It's always nice to hunt other area's and meet new folks.....you pick up a lot that way. I've learned most of what I know (not a ton) from other's....even the guys who use dog's to hunt them with.
The biggest trick is to read and learn through any means, what makes coyotes tick, then think like they do. Learn their habits, methods & seasons, and you'll be far ahead of the game. Studying the western coyote hunting tapes are good on many topics, but for the most part, it has to be taken with a grain of salt, as our variety is vastly different regarding behavior & habits.

You're in a great neck of the woods regarding population....hope you connect.

Take care,
Bob
 
just wanted to say hi i am in essex ny love hunting esp coyote use a 22-250 and a .17 taurus tracker 61/2 in barrel and 2x6 bushnell scope
 
Hello Jchiar- Welcome to the board. Im a "noob" myself and I live in Tonawanda, NY (Erie County). Sounds like you have nice gear for taking down coyotes..I currently just plan on using my .223 . Take care and good luck!
 
AJP,

So you frequent the other boards too. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/ooo.gif I suspect most of us do. As far as me giving advice, I'm a super newbie. Yes, I do get out quite a bit lately, but it's usually an hour here and there. I live 12 miles from my office and can hunt property along about 6 miles of that journey. So it doesn't take much effort for me to get out.

I've always enjoyed being outdoors, especially this time of year. My enthusiasm is in the challenge of these /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/angry-smiley-055.gif coyotes. I've found out that they're way more than I bargained for. Still, I'm having a blast hunting them.

If I can offer anything, it's keep reading all you can and follow the basics. That's watch the wind and hunt where the animals are. The rest of it is has varying degrees of speculation. Some guys like nights, some mornings, some evenings. The same goes with choices of calls and sounds, etc. I just read and take in tips from guys on the boards. They've done it and I'd like to do it too. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grinning-smiley-003.gif

One thing I'd like to know, what is the average number of stands people make per coyote? In NY that is.

Handgunr, think you hit the nail on the head with the cold weather. Got a front coming in, think they'll be on the move tonight?

Good hunting.

Perri
 
Thanks Perri, Good luck and I hope you get the other two yotes that were with the one you got. That was a nice dog.

Keep up the good work!!
 
Hehe,
I haven't been back to that spot. It's only 1 mile or so from my house. Want to let them get over the learning curve and forget about the meeting we had.
Good luck to you too.
Perri
 
Perri, and all

Finally got some time to get out yesterday after cleaning up after the storm. Went out back, up over the hill, through the woods ( thank heavens for the 4-wheeler /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif. ), to an open field just off our lease. Set up in the edge of the woods about 40 yards inside our line, looking across the field where it drops off into a gully. I had heard them in this area while deer hunting. Started with distress calls, waited a few minutes, started another series then noticed a coyote heading up out of the gully. Waited until it was just before the edge of the woods and let it have it. A nice size male. Sorry, no pics, it seemes like if I have the camera with me, the batteries are no good, if the batteries are good, I forget it. LOL /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grinning-smiley-003.gif
 
jchiar,
Welcome to the site....good info and always willing to share....
If you're just starting....a little advise....be prepared to be skunked more times than not...you'll spend a lot of time on stands, calling, getting cold and coming home empty handed, but, that one time you connect, you'll be sold....for good ! Very exciting pastime.....and, if you nailed one everytime you went out, I don't think it be half as exciting.......(did I say that ?) DOH!

DOD......SCORE !
Besides Perri....at least another one of us got on the board anyway !
Congrats......sounds like you located a den site maybe ?

freebm..
I hit the sack last night early....probably about 8:00 or 8:30, and the ground was clear, light snow in the air.
I was wide awake at 2:30AM, so I got up and stuck my head out the door to about 6" of snow......yeehaw.
Problem is, the wind is gusting pretty good...hopefully things calm down by daylight.
If things settle and the sun pops out, it'll be pristine...I just like sunup the best. I usually catch them out skirting the fields along the woodline about this time of the year.
Being retired....I can sneak out as soon as the weather gets friendly...hopefully it cooperates this morning.

Take care gang,
Bob
 
Congrats DOD. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/ooo.gif Glad to hear the NY crew is starting to heat up. We should try to get together soon.

Well, I went out last night. Headed in the opposite direction of where I live to a farm I haven't hunted in a few years. Checked with the farmer to say hello and make sure he still permitted hunting. Set up using a stone wall as a back drop over looking an overgrown pasture. Noticed some caninie , most likely grey fox, on my way in. The wind was just starting in ernest.

As it got dark, I found out my set-up was seriously flawed. Thanks to the snow, I could see some of the anticipated approach areas but as it got darker much of the area with the overgrown brush became a big dark blob. I would never have been able to see anything approach. And also, I had some brush in front of me that made using the spotlight very difficult. I had shooting lanes but had set up lousy spotting lanes. Experience is a CRUEL teacher. Stayed there for about 1 hour 15 mintues. Used the distress calls twice then went to the coyote vocalitzations. On the last volley I waited 20 minutes before picking up and leaving. By them the wind had really picked up.

Hangunr, retired??? Lucky dog you. I got at least 10 more to go. Dang. Send about 1/2 inch of that powery stuff our way. Just enough to keep the sign fresh.

Perri
 
Perri,

Still snowing hard here....got at least 6-8 inches since about 8:00 PM last night. Blowing too hard to do any serious hunting this afternoon....that is unless I get real lucky and things calm down quick, but it's 3:15PM right now and I'm usually headed out the door by this time.

Retirement takes some getting used to....especially when you go out on a disability. Got hit head on by a kid (62MPH) back in 89' when I was parked investigating an MVA. Fractured my neck and lower spine. Made it back to work after about 3mos., and in 1998, during a tornado, I tangled with some tree limbs that broke loose and tossed my silly a$$ up in the air, only to land on my head and neck in the middle of the road.
Needless to say, that was the "icing on the cake" and compromised my spine. The doc told me I was all done....period.

Now I spend my time casting, reloading, shooting and hunting. This time of year.....mostly hunting.

This weekend is suppose to be great....planning another marathon weekend I guess....

Take care,
Bob
 
Bob,

Sorry to hear about your incident. You're out there doing your best to protect and serve and [beeep] like that happens.

Since you have some time on your hands, have you ever considered making one of those hunting videos? The way things are going here in NY it may be more of a comedy. LOL At least if I was in it.

You got me scared with that weather report so I checked the NOAA site. We might get between 2 to 4 tonight. That's enough for me.
 
Hey Guys I got them figured out

Talked to the mail man yesterday and just asked if he knew any hot spots for coyotes. "Coyotes" he says "They're everywhere, see more of them than deer". I was thinking about his comment today and it hit me, I figured out why we're not seein um. We've been looking in the wrong place.

If the mail man is seein um everywhere and we're not we have to ask ourselves "what's he doin that we ain't, why is he seein um.' Thats when it hit me, They're hiding behind the mail box post and when he stops the car they take off, so keep an eye out lookin behind the mail boxes on your next trip out. May be worth taking out a mailbox and using it like a decoy.

What do you think.
 
Damn Bob- ouch! Sorry to hear of that fender bender! I couldn't imagine what that felt like.

Well..with any luck I'll be able to try out a couple of spots to hunt on my buddys land in Machias this weekend.He claims he hears them all night long- hopefully I'll have some beginners luck. This week sure is dragging along.
 
Wow DOD,you must be havin a tough season.Mail men,mail boxes,posts.....! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/shocked.gif/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smiliesmack.gif
 
ADK just trying to lighten things up a little. It has been tough around here, not for lack of critters, but just getting them to cooperate. Seems as though the weather has been a large contributer this year, the warm temps haven't helped.
 
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